Join us on March 5th for Telluride Art Walk! It will be an evening filled with inspiring exhibits, engaging receptions, and the chance to meet local and visiting artists.
From 5–7 pm, participating venues will open their doors, showcasing new collections and inviting art lovers to explore the vibrant gallery scene.
ART WALK Venues + Public Art
Fine art galleries
TONY NEWLIN GALLERY
LOCATION: 100 W Colorado Ave, Telluride
The Tony Newlin Gallery features the wild and authentic nature photography of Tony Newlin.
This winter season we are excited to present three New Release photographs captured this past year: Autumn Shimmer, Skywalker, and Winter Lookout.
tonynewlin.com • @tonynewlingallery
HEARD GALLERY
Location: 214 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Heard Gallery specializes in Contemporary Art, custom jewelry design, mineral consulting/brokerage, and one-of-a-kind objects.
This March, visit the gallery for complimentary caviar and Socorro Tequila tastings and music by DirtyBlonde.
BELLA FINE GOODS
LOCATION: 213 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride
BELLA Fine Goods presents you with an exquisite and lovingly curated fine art and fine jewelry collection that brings together the work of artists and designers from around the world.
For the March 2026 Art Walk BELLA Fine Goods will showcase the following artists:
Peter Skidd
Specializing in custom metal sculpture, Peter Skidd has built a distinctive art business dedicated to creating amazing spaces within the luxury residential, hospitality, and corporate environments. Skidd’s meticulously built indoor/outdoor metal sculpture is crafted using an intense process of plasma cutting, forming, grinding, welding, and painting - producing high-impact, stunning, statement artwork.
RECARLO
Founded in 1967 in the historic goldsmithing district of Valenza, Italy, Recarlo is a distinguished family-owned jewelry Maison rooted in over five decades of artisanal excellence. What began with Carlo Re’s vision to “make beauty eternal” has grown into a globally respected brand known for its timeless elegance, Italian design, and deep emotional resonance.
FRINGE GALLERY
LOCATION: 307 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Fringe Gallery presents a group show featuring paintings by Joseph Toney, alongside selections from Brett Schreckengost, R. Nelson Parrish, and additional Fringe artists.
Joseph Toney’s illustrative painting style, marked by clean lines and transfixing patterns, results in beautiful caricatures of the natural surroundings that inspire it: mountains, animals, clouds, and waves. The work of the 27-year-old artist, who is based in Salt Lake City, has been featured on numerous commercial projects and is held in private collections across North America.
By using mountains as motivation, he is able to create intricately detailed drawings and paintings. Toney’s concentric line-style approach becomes contour studies of the landscapes he plays in.
With a camera in tow, he is able to capture images to take back to his studio for further development. Once there, he creates natural depictions of landscapes and works based off of pure feeling. By using line weight, color and patterns, he allows the viewer to explore the image in up close detail that can then visually build into a full landscape.
Some of the initial execution is done freehand while the bulk of his work is executed through what Toney calls ‘Device Drawing’. Using a combination of rulers, French curves, and a makeshift compass he then translates his experience directly onto wood panels. Oftentimes, he finds his next subject matter while ski touring, biking or hiking.
Join us for the opening of this special installation on March 5th, 5 - 7 pm during Telluride Art Walk.
fringegallery.com • @fringegallerytelluride
MILK MOON GALLERY
LOCATION: 307 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
This March, Milk Moon is pleased to present a duo show featuring painters Rene Gonzalez and Melissa Lakey. By the Light of the Moon is an exploration of emotional landscapes, personal narratives, and relationships, examined through the lens of the natural world.
Born in Montreal and based in London, Rene Gonzalez began painting in Costa Rica’s graffiti art scene, before moving to the UK to study painting at City & Guilds of London Art School. Gonzalez crafts lushly detailed, dreamlike scenes, where a recurring cast of foxes, deer, and other fauna move quietly through dense, moonlit forests. In his bewitching works of magical realism, Gonzalez addresses personal narratives and feelings of otherness, while simultaneously utilizing his thoughtfully constructed visual language to connect to the viewer through universally accessible themes and symbols.
Based in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree National park, Melissa Lakey captures the unexpected vibrance of her desert home in whimsical mixed media scenes that exist within the rose-colored liminal spaces between dreams and reality. Infused with luminous optimism, Lakey’s paintings are spaces of joy and possibility, where the warm sun or the blue glow of the moon impart the viewer with a tantalizing sense that anything could happen.
SOUTH FIR STREET GALLERY
LOCATION: 230 South Fir Street, Telluride
South Fir Street Gallery presents an elaborate art exhibition showcasing the creations of Judy Haas.
The display features a selection of vintage posters, including European posters, movie posters, music posters, and album covers each meticulously adorned with Austrian crystals, diamond dust and other various enhancements.
Within these posters lies the distinctive and captivating artistic vision of Judy Haas, with each piece being an original work of art.
TELLURADO STUDIO
LOCATION: 219 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
The Tellurado Studio proudly features the artwork Markus Pierson, who explores a mythic narrative with his Coyote Series, each piece symbolic of wanderlust and living beyond the boundaries. The protagonists of these hand-embellished prints are the Coyotes: enigmatic figures searching for the next big adventure. Stop in and see the newest editions of Pierson’s collection.
RINKEVICH GALLERY
LOCATION: 618 Mountain Village Blvd Building Shop 120C, Mountain Village
Rinkevich Gallery, Mountain Village’s premier art gallery, showcases the abstract paintings of artist Margaret Rinkevich. The gallery also offers a distinctive selection of traditional tribal sculptures, small works on paper, collages, and canvas prints of the Telluride area.
THE GORDON COLLECTION
LOCATION: 220 E Colorado Ave, Telluride
The Gordon Collection encompasses over five decades of Southwestern Native American art, featuring Navajo textiles, silverwork, pottery, and baskets. Its origins trace back to 1969 on the Navajo Nation, where the founders first engaged with Native artists and their traditions. Since relocating to Telluride, Colorado, in 1973, the collection has grown to include both historic and contemporary works, now displayed in a seasonal gallery and partially online. Guided by deep cultural knowledge, the collection continues to celebrate and preserve the richness and diversity of Navajo and Southwestern artistry.
ELINOFF & CO. GALLERY
LOCATION: 204 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Elinoff & Co. has placed its entire collection of fine art and jewelry on sale as the gallery’s owner, after 34 years in business, prepares for retirement. The collection includes notable works by Impressionist Masters, including Renoir.
For March Art Walk, the gallery will have original graphics by the Modern masters and fine jewelry including Telluride Pick (TM) jewelry
ATELIER TELLURIDE
LOCATION: 215 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Atelier Telluride is featuring work created by local artist Joanie Schwarz. Fine jewelry, hand stitched clothing, oils paintings and encaustic. Living in wonder and exploration is the artist’s way.
ateliertelluride.com • @ateliertelluride
businesses + nonprofits with art exhibitions
TELLURIDE INNOVATION CENTER
LOCATION: 300 S Townsend St, Telluride
The historic Depot was transformed into the Telluride Innovation Center and now serves as the permanent home for Telluride Science. This month, a selection of original artwork by Aela B. Morgan is on view at the Telluride Science & Innovation Center. Morgan is a Telluride artist whose works are raw, energetic observations of the intricacies of our relationships with the world and each other. All works are available to purchase through Fringe Gallery.
Complementing Morgan’s work is the striking black and white photography of Matt Steen, whose images reflect the power of avalanches from a bird’s eye view. Matt is a seasoned professional with a rich background in snow science and avalanche safety whose photography vividly captures the soul, essence, and character of the San Juan Mountains.
The evening promises a rich celebration of artistic expression—featuring the works of Morgan and Stein alongside live musical artistry with a concert “From Russia with Love.” Telluride Chamber Music Executive Director Claire Beard will perform on flute, joined by Mary Beth Meuller on violin and Travis Fisher on piano. This special winter community concert is presented by Telluride Chamber Music and Telluride Science, bringing together visual art and live performance for an unforgettable evening.
telluridescience.org • @telluridescience
HOOK TELLURIDE
LOCATION: 226 W Colorado Ave, Telluride
HOOK Telluride features vibrant local and regional art and photography, professionally framed in-house by Frame Telluride. HOOK Telluride also offers locally published books, handcrafted ornaments and ceramics by local makers.
CITIZENS STATE BANK - CURATED BY TELLURIDE ARTS
LOCATION: with access from 201 South Fir Street, Telluride
Citizens State Bank is pleased to showcase the work of local artists Leslie Ross Crane and Ingrid Oliphant.
Please join us at 5:30 pm on March 5, 2026, for an engaging evening with the artist. We are delighted to welcome Ingrid Oliphant, who will be onsite to share insights into her creative process, followed by a Q & A session.
Light refreshments- including cheese, crackers, waters and wine from local merchants- will be served as we celebrate the connection between community banking and the local arts.
We look forward to an inspiring and enjoyable evening together.
THE BUTCHER & THE BAKER
LOCATION: 201 E Colorado Ave, Telluride
This March, The Butcher and The Baker will feature local photography by Austin Halpern. While Austin frequently carries his photography gear into captivating destinations, he is a firm believer that you can create an equally beautiful image in your backyard as you can on a mountaintop. While Austin loves a classic landscape of a recognizable landmark, he often opts to shoot abstract compositions that depict a feeling of place rather than a direct snapshot of it. Sometimes, this means playing with shutter speeds and capturing the movement of water. Other times this means using long lenses to compress space and fill the frame. He often revisits destinations and believes that the best pictures come with time and knowledge of a place. For Austin, subtle fluctuations in light, the flow of the tide, or changes in the weather can make all the difference in an image.
Austin has loved learning from brilliant artists at Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, Maine Media Workshops + College, and Chris Burkard Workshops. His photographs are included in numerous private collections and have been displayed at a variety of galleries and small businesses in Telluride and across the country.
On March 12, be sure to visit Telluride Arts for a Creative Exchange led by Austin titled “Finding Creative Voice: A Conversation About Place, Perspective, and Photography.
AH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
LOCATION: 155 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
Ah Haa School for the Arts presents UNCOMMON CREATURES in partnership with Telluride Aids Benefit. Created by local and regional artists utilizing any materials imaginable, the 2026 Wearable Art line, “Uncommon Creatures” challenged artists to create wearable non-human shapes that will slink, stomp and slither from the TAB runway into the Daniel Tucker Gallery.
These works will be on display throughout the month of March in all their monstrous glory. Participating artists include: Ashley Hoglund, Beca Mathieson, Doris Tinsley Nadel, Erin Ries, Jacqui McCormick, Kris Kwasniewski, Abby Scott, Brigitte Kusuno, Edith Willey, Kathleen Morgan, Michele Foote, Sierra Gomez, Rebecca Greubel, Ryan Garcia and Wendy Roloson.
WILKINSON PUBLIC LIBRARY - CURATED BY TELLURIDE ARTS
BENEATH THE SNOW (GROUP SHOW)
LOCATION: 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride
”Beneath the Snow” explores the quiet transformations of winter, where color and emotion continue to move beneath the season’s stillness. Featuring landscapes by Celeste Bickford and nature portraits by Nancy B. Frank, alongside dynamic abstractions by Daniel Kanow and Ingrid Oliphant, the exhibition highlights the warmth, depth, and imagination artists find in the coldest months. Together, their works invite viewers to look closer at the beauty held just beneath the snow.
celestebickford.com • nancybfrank.com • danielkanowfineart.com • ingridoliphant.com
LA COCINA DE LUZ
LOCATION: 123 E Colorado Ave, Telluride
La Cocina de Luz is featuring local artist Doris Tinsley Nadel and her Aspens series. Inspired by Telluride’s aspen groves, the work reflects themes of strength, resilience, and community through interconnected forms, vibrant color, and glowing light. Doris’s paintings celebrate the quiet power and beauty of aspens across the seasons, capturing their movement, energy, and sense of unity within the mountain landscape.
TELLURIDE ARTS HQ GALLERY
LOCATION: 135 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
January through April, Telluride Arts presents “In Motion”. This exhibition brings together the work of 13 local and regional artists who explore movement as a constant condition of life. Through abstract and figurative forms, shifting light, evolving landscapes, bodies in transition, and emotional or natural processes, the exhibition reflects how change, adaptation, and transformation shape our lived experience. Some works express motion through stillness, others through rhythm, gesture, or flow, reminding us that nothing is ever truly static. “In Motion” celebrates creativity as an ongoing state of becoming—where art, like life itself, is always responding, evolving, and in motion.
BAKED IN TELLURIDE
LOCATION: 127 South Fir Street, Telluride
Baked in Telluride is delighted to showcase Steve Green. Steven draws inspiration from his 22-day rafting journey through the Grand Canyon, transforming its dramatic landscapes into vivid, expressive paintings. His work seeks to convey the canyon’s majestic rock walls, shifting light, and fluid waters that shaped the wild terrain she holds dear. Through these paintings, he invites viewers to travel the river with his and experience its splendor firsthand.
WILKINSON PUBLIC LIBRARY - CURATED BY TELLURIDE ARTS
SOLO EXHIBITION BY DORIS TINSLEY NADEL (MAGAZINE ROOM)
LOCATION: 100 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
Wilkinson Public Library and Telluride Arts present "Beneath the Snow" a Solo Exhibition by Doris Tinsley Nadel.
Wilson paintings evoke the hidden beauty and the transformative power of mountains and winter. To capture the stark beauty of the snow-covered peaks or just the peaks without snow represents life and colors that lie beneath the surface. My paintings are an interplay of texture, light and shadow of positive and negative space, which conveys the depth beneath the majestic mountains and the serenity of the power that lies beneath. The hidden life and beauty of the magical mountains invites viewers to appreciate both the visible and the concealed aspects of nature.
Explore mountain village and Public Art
URSA RAVUS (PENNY BEAR)
LOCATION: 635 E Colorado Ave, Telluride
Ursa Ravus, or the Telluride Penny Bear, is 15 feet tall. Her fur is made of 187,000 embedded pennies in concrete over a body or carved styrofoam and a frame of steel tubing.
RINKEVICH GALLERY
LOCATION: 618 Mountain Village Blvd Building Shop 120C, Mountain Village
Rinkevich Gallery, Mountain Village’s premier art gallery, showcases the abstract paintings of artist Margaret Rinkevich. The gallery also offers a distinctive selection of traditional tribal sculptures, small works on paper, collages, and canvas prints of the Telluride area.
FOREST CREATURES
LOCATION: Mountain Village
A collaboration between Telluride Arts, Town of Mountain Village, and Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association.
THE CABINS AT MOUNTAIN VILLAGE
LOCATION: Mountain Village
A collaboration between TMVOA, the Town of Mountain Village, and Telluride Arts
ONLY WE KNOW WHAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN
LOCATION: The Gondola Station at the Ridge, between Telluride and Mountain Village
Local artist Brandon Berkel has donated his artwork titled “Only We Know What It Could Have Been” to the Town of Mountain Village.